Information Package / Course Catalogue
Summer Creals
Course Code: TB308
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 1
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to make the students identify the economical importance, adaptation, morphology, physiological events, pests and diseases and consumption areas of cold climate cereals

Course Content

Theoretical: on the general part, the economical importance of cereals in the world and Turkey,adaptation, the seed, growing period, physiological events, germination, tillering, condition of shoot,leave, flower, nutrients, maturity, on the special part, the economical importance, growing areas, classifications, growing techniques, the important varieties grown in Turkey,pests and diseases and consumption areas of maize, rice, sorghum etc.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Yakup Onur KOCA
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to comprehend the importance of the cerals on the agricultural production
2.To be able to compare the criteria distinction of the cereals of warm climate
3.To be able to produce new projects on the some types of warm cereals in terms of human and animal nutrition, growing and producing the raw material for industry
4.To be able to get information about morphological characteristics about the cereals of warm climate and to synthesize the knowledge on the production process
5.To be able to improve projects about growing the cereals of warm climate on different ecological conditions with regard to adaptation characteristics
6.To be able to give information to the producers about proposing the types of cereals, providing the material, production process and about the problems and their solution which can be faced
Recommended or Required Reading
1.1. Kun, E., 1996, Tahıllar I-II. Ankara Üniversitesi Yayın No: 1451
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical & Practice
Identification, history, importance and classification of cereals
Week 2 - Theoretical
Profile of the cereal seed
Week 2 - Practice
introduction of plant
Week 3 - Theoretical
The morphological chracteristics and growth stages of cereals
Week 3 - Practice
introduction of plant
Week 4 - Theoretical
Physiological growth on seed
Week 4 - Practice
introduction in field experiments
Week 5 - Theoretical
morphology of maize
Week 5 - Practice
introduction in field experiments
Week 6 - Theoretical
The agronomy of maize
Week 6 - Practice
presentation of instrument equipment
Week 7 - Theoretical
The agronomy of maize
Week 7 - Practice
survey in the research and application farm
Week 8 - Theoretical
maize physiology
Week 9 - Practice
The agronomy of rice
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
survey in the research and application farm
Week 10 - Theoretical
The agronomy of maize
Week 10 - Practice
literature review
Week 11 - Theoretical
The agronomy of rice
Week 11 - Practice
introduction of varieties
Week 12 - Theoretical
Sorghum
Week 12 - Practice
literatur
Week 13 - Theoretical
Millets
Week 13 - Practice
literature presentation
Week 14 - Theoretical
Millets
Week 14 - Practice
literature presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Lecture - Practice141128
Midterm Examination110212
Final Examination116218
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
OÇ-1
4
OÇ-2
OÇ-3
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
OÇ-6
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026